Remove DRM AAC music files bought protection

Remove DRM AAC music files purchased protection is necessary in order to make the files available to play with Sonos.

  1. In iTunes, select my music
  2. List of songs showing "kind".
  3. Select a song with 'genre' "Protected AAC audio file"
  4. Click on the «...» ' and select 'delete '.
  5. The song is removed from my music and appears in the Recycle Bin
  6. Empty the trash
  7. In iTunes, select iTunes Store
  8. Under music, select bought
  9. The song removed at step (4) above appears
  10. Click the cloud/download
  11. In iTunes, select my music
  12. The song downloaded in step (10) above appears
  13. AGAIN, the song has been downloaded as "Protected AAC audio file".  It is a problem, since it is my understanding AAFC Protection is supposed to be used by iTunes.

How can I get a not protected version of a song I already bought?  I have literally hundreds of songs protected that I want to use with Sonos, and I'm NOT even paying for them.

Thank you

Chris

Yes, I have a game of iTunes subscription.

Tags: iTunes

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